Role Playing Games

In the far-off reaches of space, the Kisrian Empire will hire just about anyone, regardless of their past, in order to be Interstellar Mercenaries in their service. But what these killers and thieves do in their spare time is plot against the Empire and one-another. And that's where you find yourself in InterStellar Mercenary, a new sci-fi RPG that's up on Kickstarter now.

There's still about a week left of February, the month of love. And that's about how much time is left in the Love's Labour's Liberated 5th Edition zine that's up on Kickstarter now. The project looks to bring more love-themed characters and items to your games.

Modiphius has a trio of releases for their City of Mist RPG. They're sort of the core heart of the game, being the Master of Ceremonies Toolkit, the Player's Guide, and an MC Screen, and they're all available as a pdf now, including a bundle deal. Go download your copies now.

For the folks over at ThreeGold Games, they want to get back to the roots of Space Opera. They want to let you tell the epic stories they know you want to tell, and have created Eisen Path, a new sci-fi rpg, with just that thought in mind. The core book for the game is up on Kickstarter now.

Who doesn't like getting something for nothing? Nobody, that's who. And Modiphius is currently giving you that something for nothing. They've put their Player's Guide for the Odyssey of the Dragonlords setting for Dungeons & Dragons up on their website for free. Go get yourself a copy now.

Beamswords and Bazookas is a new sci-fi RPG that puts players in the role of mech pilots just as the world is headed towards WWIII. Make your own character. Make your own mech. Pilot said mech out on the battlefield. It's a good time had by all. The game is up on Kickstarter now.

Sometimes, a GM wants a pre-made adventure so they can fill in a gap in their own plot. Sometimes, the pre-made adventure is the plot. Rise of the Drow takes players from Level 1 all the way to Level 20, and there's a Collector's Edition that's up on Kickstarter now. Who needs to see the sunshine, anyway?

Grab your blue shirts, it's time for some science up in here! Modiphius has released the print version of their The Sciences Division book for the Star Trek RPG. If you've been a lifelong fan of Spock, now's your chance to have a character that walks in his Vulcan footsteps. Or maybe you'd prefer Bones. I wonder if "cantankerous" is a character trait.

Paizo is running a big sale for all things Pathfinder over on their website. The chances to get the original edition books are running low, so if you want to get them, now's your chance to do so, and save a few bucks along the way.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. They're pretty powerful things, and something that humanity has struggled with gaining for a long time. And that's where you find yourself in Leviathan Rising, a new Enlightenment-Punk RPG that's up on Kickstarter now.

Having pre-made adventurers puts GMing on easy mode. Everything is already figured out for you and so you can get to the gaming faster. Skirmisher Publishing has released The Ruins of Woebrook. It's a post-apocalyptic adventure for players using the basic OGL system, so it's pretty easy to adapt to other systems as well. You can get your copy now.

One of the most popular Pathfinder adventures has been brought over to Roll20. Now, even if your players are all over the globe, you can come together on the popular online gaming system to play Rise of the Runelords. The Roll20 version has everything you need, from maps and rules, to NPCs and a monster compendium. You can get your copy now.

The upcoming Shadowlands book for the Legend of the Five Rings RPG has more than just items for the GMs out there. There's options for players as well. And, if I'm looking at the featured picture there correctly, one of the options is you can become a fruit ninja. Let's see if that's the case.

In the real world, the Y2K bug was nowhere near as devastating as it was made out to be. But in the world of Suburb Punk, it really did cause the end of the world. Now, it's 2006 and people are still trying to pick up the pieces. That's where you find yourself in the game, at least, if Frog Knight Games can successfully fund their campaign. The game is the first in the The Light RPG line.

Bite Me! is a new tabletop RPG all about pack dynamics of werewolves. How will you manage to deal with tribe politics as well as rival packs, werewolf hunters, and the outside world? That's up to you to figure out. Just remember to grab a Chinese menu. The game is up on Kickstarter now.

Carrying around a whole library of books can be a real pain. It's a lot easier to just get digital versions of many of the books you use regularly. For those of you that are playing Tails of Equestria, good news! You can now get the Bestiary of Equestria book in digital format from River Horse.

One of the classic stories that pretty much every gamer knows at least of, if they've not actually read it, The Call of Cthulhu is one of H.P. Lovecraft's greatest works. Now, Free League Publishing is looking to create a new illustrated version, with art by Francois Baranger, having launched a Kickstarter campaign for it. While the initial funding is for just the illustrated novel, a stretch goal adds in a full RPG to it.

The Shadowlands aren't exactly the most romantic location in Rokugan. I mean, unless you're suuuuuuuuper hardcore goth (which is fine if you are). In this preview of the upcoming Shadowlands book for the Legend of the Five Rings RPG from Fantasy Flight, they head into this dark and foreboding region and give you a little tour of the place.

While I wouldn't say that I'm "afraid" of bugs, I wouldn't say that I'm thrilled with them, either. I won't go running and screaming from a roach, for example, but I don't exactly want to run over and pick it up. I'd much rather just stomp it and throw it out. Well, the bugs in fantasy games are the ones capable of stomping on you. In this Pathfinder Battles: Ruins of Lastwall preview, Paizo shows off some of the insect inclusions in the set.

There's weird things happening in the town, and only a plucky group of kids and their two-wheeled transportaion can solve the mystery. Kids on Bikes: Strange Adventures is a new book of, well, adventures for you to send your players on. What sort of spooky shenanigans will they get into?

And yes, like before, the image says Coming Soon. But today's the release date.

Many great civilizations have risen only to fall again. Greece, Rome, Imperial China, the Aztecs, and on and on. In Icarus, a new storytelling game up on Kickstarter, players will work together to create and tell the tale of their own great civilization at the height of its power... and then watch it all come tumbling down right in front of them.

What's better than having some kittens? Having more kittens, of course! And that's what you get in the appropriately-titled More Kittens expansion for Laser Kittens that's up on Kickstarter now. It comes with a deck of cards for the game, each with an adorable kitten doing adorable things on it, as well as an expansion book that contains more and expanded rules for the RPG.

There's a new expansion book available for the Technoir RPG. It's called Hong Kong: Special Administrative Region and it takes players, predictably, to Hong Kong. The harbor water is gross. There's fetid rain that's been falling for months. The government is corrupt as all hell. How will one survive under such conditions? That's for you to find out.

And we've circled back around to Monday. I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was filled with extremely little, which was by design. Nice and relaxing. We'll see what next week brings. As for right now, it brings making your gaming tables look good.

Today in the Terrain Corner we have: Fantasy Flight Announces Legend of the Five Rings RPG Game Mat, Amera Mouldings Releases New Ruined Raven Hall, Tabletop Scenics Previews New Hive City Releases, and New Additions to Amera's Plastic Sheet Range Released.

The stars are right. Or, they will be right on February 15th. Get over all that lovey-dovey stuff from the day before with a whole heaping helping of horror. Free League Publishing has announced that's the date they'll launch their new Illustrated Call of Cthulhu Kickstarter campaign.